IGP Deploy 2 DIGs, 5 AIGs, 14 Commissioners of Police, 31 Deputy Commissioners of Police, (48) Assistant Commissioners of Police To Coordinate Election

Ahead of the 6^th November 2021 Gubernatorial Elections in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba in overhauling the security landscape in Anambra state has deployed  a total of 100 senior police officers to coordinate election in Anambra.

Those deployed include,  two DIGs, five (5) Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), fourteen (14) Commissioners of Police (CPs), thirty-one (31) Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and forty-eight (48) Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).

CP, Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters in a statement signed by him, said, “The overhauling includes the deployment of selected seasoned Strategic Commanders from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and above to Anambra State for effective supervision of security personnel and operations in the Elections.”

Mba said; “The IGP noted that Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Joseph Egbunike has been deployed to Anambra State as the Coordinator of the security component for the Elections.”

The statement read thus, “DIG Egbunike is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the implementation of the Operation Order evolved from the Election Security Threat Assessment, to ensure a peaceful environment devoid of violence and conducive enough to guarantee those law-abiding citizens freely perform their civic responsibilities without molestation or intimidation.

“DIG Egbunike will be assisted by the DIG in-charge of Operations, Acting DIG Zaki Ahmed. Other Strategic Commanders deployed to Anambra State include five (5) Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), fourteen (14) Commissioners of Police (CPs), thirty-one (31) Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and forty-eight (48) Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).

“The Senior Officers are to coordinate human and other operational deployments in the three (3) Senatorial Districts, twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas, and the 5720 polling units in Anambra State.